The demands of incubation and avian clutch size

Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 293-304

  Thomson, David L ^a   Monaghan, Pat ^b   Furness, Robert W ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian ecology; Breeding; Energy expenditure; Evolution; Incubation; Metabolic demands; Optimal clutch site; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; ECOLOGY; EGG; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031710846     PISSN: 00063231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0006323198005180     Document Type: Article

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